Characterization and influence of production factors on growing and finishing pig farms in Brazilian cooperatives

Silva, Caio Abércio da; Agostini, Piero da Silva; Dias, Cleandro Pazinato; Callegari, Marco; Santos, Rita de Kássia Silva dos; Novais, Aliny Kétilim; Pierozan, Carlos Rodolfo; Gasó, Josep Gasa

doi:10.1590/s1806-92902017000300012

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“…The author also reported a great participation of family workforce in pig farming as well as other economical enterprises within the farm such as crop, cattle, and poultry production. The great importance of the family workforce was also reported by Silva et al (2017) who observed about 75% of the workforce of this type in productive swine farms in the southern region of Brazil.…”

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Socioeconomic and investment profile of environment control in a swine integration system

Beker¹,

França²,

Tomas³

et al. 2022

Revista Brasileira De Zootecnia

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Animal production systems and agribusinessFull-length research article Socioeconomic and investment profile of environment control in a swine integration system ABSTRACT -The objective of this study was to characterize and understand the investment profile towards technologies for control and automation of climate control on swine farms, focused on integrated producers on the same integration system. A structured questionnaire including open, dichotomic, or multiple-choice questions was responded by 190 integrated producers classified as nursery (28,300 swines), wean-to-finish (WTF; 144,388 swines), or finishing unit (FU; 164,185 swines) farms. Data were described and categorized according to the type of integrated producer (nursery, WTF, and FU) and income history during a 24-month interval. The most predominant farmer profile was of a 44.5-year-old man, with incomplete secondary education. Furthermore, the majority of the farms had family-based labor with an average area of 43.6±65.5 ha and ~2.4 economic activities developed. Overall, a reduced labor availability was observed, although the integrated producers declared to be satisfied with the activities. Interestingly, integrated producers with a better income history declared a longer working (high = 37; average = 31; regular = 31; low = 28 min). The investment profile in automation technologies is conservative; however, potential improvements in pig performance were the most popular justification for potential investments. Furthermore, high costs, knowledge in technologies, interest rates, and quality of the available material are the limiting factors for investing in environment control. A total of 74% of the integrated producers considered the activity as economically profitable. Lastly, the uptake of environmental control technologies is strongly associated with the average income received by farmers.

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Socioeconomic and investment profile of environment control in a swine integration system

Beker¹,

França²,

Tomas³

et al. 2022

Revista Brasileira De Zootecnia

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“…On the other hand, the indices of floor type and density, ventilation and temperature of the post-weaning rooms, and water management do not show significant correlations with the studied productivity and health parameters [47], indicating that these management and hygiene indices influence the mortality rate and the productivity during post-weaning. Additionally, some authors propose other management measures or factors [11,13,14], such as the age of the building, to evaluate the air quality and its bacterial load or suggest fewer piglets per pen, which could be included in future versions of this quick scan calculator.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Currently, there are protocols for assessing animal welfare, such as "Welfare Quality" [10], as well as studies proposing management measures and factors to consider in order to improve the productivity and health outcomes of farms [11][12][13][14] or studies evaluating measures to reduce the use of antimicrobials [5,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. In this sense, some of the factors that improve productivity include the number of pigs per pen and the type of feeders [14], as well as biosecurity elements, such as the implementation of an all-in, all-out protocol or the practice of changing clothes and boots between different groups of pigs to prevent infectious diseases [12]. However, there is a need for indices and assessment schemes for overall management and hygiene on farms, which include aspects related to biosecurity, production flow, batch dynamics, a reduction in antimicrobial use, and animal welfare from the handling of facilities perspective.…”

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Multi-Criteria Evaluation Model of Management for Weaned Piglets and Its Relations with Farm Performance and Veterinary Medicine Consumption

Sanz-Fernández,

Díaz-Gaona,

Borge

et al. 2023

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Weaned piglets, being immature, demand careful handling to mitigate post-weaning stress in order to avoid immunosuppression and the use of antimicrobials to palliate the effects of disease outbreaks due to poor management. The objective of this work is to design a quick scan calculator or multi-criteria evaluation model of management for weaned piglets, founded on 10 critical indices covering post-weaning management aspects based on hygienic measures and management of facilities and animals. These include pre-weaning handling, batch management, biosecurity, water management, feed management, health program, stockmen training, temperature, ventilation, and floor conditions and density to relate handling and hygiene practices with farm performance and the consumption of veterinary medication. Each index carries a maximum score of ten, with evaluations derived from different management factors that make up each index (from three to eight factors were evaluated per index). Their cumulative score reflects the degree of adequacy of on-farm management. Therefore, a perfectly managed farm would achieve 100 points. The calculator underwent testing on 23 intensive farms with a total population of close to 16,000 sows and more than 400,000 weaned piglets, revealing the highest mean scores in floor conditions and density (8.03 out of 10) and pre-weaning handling and health programs (6.87 and 6.28, respectively). Conversely, the lowest scores corresponded to temperature, ventilation, water management, and stockmen training (4.08, 4.32, 4.81, and 4.93, respectively). The assessed farms averaged a global score of 56.12 out of 100 (from 37.65 to 76.76). The calculator’s global score correlated with key post-weaning productivity and piglet health indicators, such as the feed conversion ratio, mortality rate, and piglet production cost, with r values of −0.442, −0.437, and −0.435, respectively (p < 0.05). Additionally, it negatively correlated with medication costs per piglet (r = −0.414; p < 0.05) and positively with annual farm productivity (r = 0.592; p < 0.01). To enhance management, hygiene, and prevention, farms should prioritize addressing indices with the lowest scores, thereby reducing medication consumption and enhancing productivity and health outcomes. Additionally, this quick scan calculator can be used for benchmarking purposes.

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Feeding behavior in nursery pigs affected with gastric ulcers

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Characterization and influence of production factors on growing and finishing pig farms in Brazilian cooperatives

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Socioeconomic and investment profile of environment control in a swine integration system

Socioeconomic and investment profile of environment control in a swine integration system

Multi-Criteria Evaluation Model of Management for Weaned Piglets and Its Relations with Farm Performance and Veterinary Medicine Consumption

Feeding behavior in nursery pigs affected with gastric ulcers

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